Step 8: To make it look like the Spotted Owl is sitting on a tree branch, draw two slanting lines on either side of the bird's body. Once you finish your drawing, you can start to color in the Spotted Owl.

Interesting Facts about the Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis):

The Spotted Owl is a type of owl that lives in the old growth forests of western North America. When fully grown, this bird is typically a little over forty centimeters long, weighs about six hundred grams, and has a wingspan of over one hundred and ten centimeters. It is brownish grey in color, with pale cross-shaped markings on its chest and streaks down its underside.

Did you know?

A baby spotted owl only has an 11% chance of surviving into adulthood.

There are three different subspecies of spotted owl: the Northern Spotted Owl, the California Spotted Owl, and the Mexican Spotted Owl.

The California Spotted Owl has a four-note bird call.

The Spotted Owl is near-threatened, which means extinction is a danger if things don’t improve for it soon.

Barred owls, which are bigger and more aggressive, are taking over the spotted owls’ territory.

Suburban sprawl, logging and the aggression from barred owls are contributing to a dangerous situation for the Spotted Owl. Scientists and conservationists are worried the California sub-species of the Spotted Owl might become extinct if measures aren’t taken to protect it.